Clinics & Services

Phlebotomy (Blood Test) Clinic

BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY - YOU MUST BOOK THIS APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE VIA YOUR GP SURGERY.

Opening times: 9am-12.30pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (closed Public and Bank Holidays).

Use main entrance in Wimborne Road and report with your blood test form to reception.

Wait in the Phlebotomy Clinic area until called by the phlebotomist.

There is no parking on site but you should be able to park in side roads close to the clinic.

Contact your GP surgery if you have any questions about blood tests, or if you wish to change or cancel the appointment.

Cervical Smears

The practice operates within the local guidelines with women of 25-49 years being called every 3 years and women of 50-64 years being called every 5 years. Patients with abnormal smears will be recalled more frequently in accordance with special instructions from the Cytology Department at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Hospital Trust.

Women wishing to opt out of the cervical smear screening programme may do so by signing a disclaimer available from the IT department at the surgery. Disclaimers are valid for a period of 5 years at which time you will be contacted either to sign another disclaimer or to opt back in. Patients may opt back in to the screening programme at any time simply by making an appointment with the practice nurse.

Flu Clinic

Our annual Flu Clinics, which are offered to patients in the ‘At Risk Groups,’ is usually held during the first or second week of October. We advertise the date well in advance in the form of posters, flyers and on prescription requests but do not notify individuals personally. It is therefore your responsibility to keep a note in your diary to contact the surgery in September to establish what day/days the Flu Clinic will be occurring.

Treatment of Warts and Verrucas

The latest guidance suggests that the use of liquid nitrogen is less effective in the treatment of warts and verrucas than other methods. As such, we are phasing out our "wart clinics" as of 13.9.2017. The GPs and Nurse Practitioners will be happy to advise on the most effective treatments, and have also produced an information leaflet with more information. You can also find details at www.nhs.ukWarts and Verrucas Information Leaflet

Travel Vaccinations

The surgery offers a comprehensive travel service including a full range of vaccinations. The wide diversity of destinations and the increased popularity of adventure holidays increase the risk to your health, which in turn makes the service we provide increasingly complex.

Fill in a Travel Risk Assessment form and hand it in as soon as you have booked your holiday. The nurse will review the form and advise you which vaccinations are recommended.

We also advise on Malaria prophylaxis. Remember, you may need a course of vaccinations to get the best protection, so please allow plenty of time. We may not be able to accommodate last minute requests, and you may have to go to a private provider. Not all vaccinations are available on the NHS. We can advise you of the cost of theses vaccinations – payment is by cash or cheque at the time of vaccination.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below:

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

Test Results

Telephone: 01202 517333, option 4

You may ring the surgery for the results of tests but please remember the following points:

Results will only be given to the specific patient to whom they apply. In the interest of confidentiality please be prepared to identify yourself. Please do not phone for results for relatives/friends without prior arrangement (written consent may be required).

The surgery tends to be at its quietest at the end of morning and afternoon surgeries and the reception staff will have more time to deal with your enquiry. Checking results is time consuming and requests at other times may result in you being asked to call back. If at all possible ring between 11.30am-1pm and after 4pm.

You will need to know the test results you require. Some tests take longer than others to process. If you have had several tests then the reception staff will not necessarily know whether all the results are back unless you can identify them.

Please do not expect the reception staff to have any medical knowledge. They are instructed to tell you if the test is normal. If any test is abnormal or you require further discussion or interpretation then please refer to your doctor.

You can access your results online by setting up the Detailed Coded Record option through SystmOnline online access - ask at Reception if you wish to register, for which you will need to show Photo ID.